Psychedelic Pernambuco (various artists), CD review

Bossa Nova and Samba hit the wilder shores of acid folk-rock on these super-obscure Sixties recordings from north-east Brazil. Blissed-out ballads, amplified sitar and stoned orgasmic giggling all find a place on a compelling and surprisingly tuneful cauldron of weirdness on which all participants, from musicians to sound engineers, sound completely lost in space.